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The first site for the Orpheum vaudeville circuit was the Grand Opera House, also known as the Grand Theater, 110 S. Main Street (built 1884, closed 1937). [4] The second Orpheum venue was the Orpheum Theatre (previously known as the Los Angeles Theatre and later known as the Lyceum Theatre, at 227 S. Spring Street (opened 1888, closed 1941). [4]
During his first decade in the profession, Lahaj appeared on the most prestigious stages of opera houses. Including in this case Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Paris National Opera, Bolshoi Theater Moscow, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Arena di Verona, Opera Australia Sydney, Los Angeles Opera, Teatro Real-Madrid, Deutsche Oper Berlin ...
Detroit Opera House (Michigan Opera Theater), Detroit; Dicapo Opera Theater (Dicapo Opera), New York City; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (Los Angeles Opera), Los Angeles; Duchamp Opera House (1830) (Le Petit Paris), St. Martinville, Louisiana; Ellie Caulkins Opera House (Opera Colorado), Denver; French Opera House, New Orleans, Louisiana
Ellie Caulkins Opera House: 2,225 September 15, 1999 Magness Arena: 7,200 1890 Elitch Theatre: 650 March 1, 2005 Bellco Theatre: 5,000 unknown Levitt Pavilion 20,000 (Free shows) 7,500 (paid shows) 1992 Buell Theater: 2,839 1978 Boettcher Concert Hall: 2,634 1908; remodeled 1956, 1992 and 2005 Ellie Caulkins Opera House: 2,225 August 17, 2019 ...
Grand Opera House was built by Ozro W. Childs and opened on May 24, 1884, at which point it became the largest theater in Los Angeles. It was designed by Ezra F. Kysor and Octavius Morgan and had a seating capacity of 1,311. The theater was renovated by James M. Wood in 1887-1888. [1] [2]
The Pavilion has 3,156 seats spread over four tiers, with chandeliers, wide curving stairways and rich décor. [2] The auditorium's sections are the Orchestra (divided in Premiere Orchestra, Center Orchestra, Main Orchestra and Orchestra Ring), Circle (divided in Grand Circle and Founders Circle), Loge (divided in Front Loge and Rear Loge), as well as Balcony (divided in Front Balcony and Rear ...
The NYCO brought productions to Los Angeles every fall from 1966 to 1982. In 1984, the Music Center Opera Association hired Peter Hemmings and gave him the task of creating a local opera company which would once again present its own productions. This led to the forming of Los Angeles Opera, originally known as the Los Angeles Music Center ...
Donaldson, Frances, The Royal Opera House in the Twentieth Century, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1988. Earl, John and Sell, Michael Guide to British Theatres 1750–1950, pp. 136–8 (Theatres Trust, 2000) ISBN 0-7136-5688-3. Haltrecht, Montague, The Quiet Showman: Sir David Webster and the Royal Opera House, Collins, London, 1975.